I never thought we would be a family of FIVE!!! Never in my wildest dreams… Growing up I would think of the usual 2 kids, cat, house with a front porch… I would play M.A.S.H. at lunch and end up with a shed married to Colin Stout and think well I guess that could be … Read more

There’s something about camping that really let’s us connect with our kids… could be the lack of electronics.. could be the abundance of closeness… Sleeping like sardines, falling asleep hugging each other, waking up two inches apart, it really is wonderful and such a treat. This camping trip to the Rainbow River State Park, we … Read more

Christmas was beautiful… Christmas was full of little boy wonder and two girls who’s hearts beat fast when things are fun and exciting! There still so much wonder in their little hearts and they just pass it to little brother who lights us all up! It was a great day full of big happy smiles … Read more

very close to being caught up on blogging… just a month out… that’s pretty good eh! It’s nice thought because I get to relive things again that happened… such as Christmas… Here we are cozy on Christmas Eve… This year baking was the theme… our girls baked and baked and baked some more… We cooked … Read more

Wow TEN… WOW! It happened… she turned ten in December… It felt right… I mean, I may have stared at her for a half hour around 11pm on the night before she turned ten… I just wanted to absorb  nine for a little bit longer… Do you ever feel like that…? like you just can’t … Read more

Lucia… always magical… always makes me cry… always such a special Christmas tradition to celebrate Mattias’ Swedish culture… It’s so important.

Oh sweet Cecilia how can it be your 10th Birthday… actually it feels right! It really does! She feels 10 to me… She has always been talking about a unicorn magical sleepover… but as it got closer she felt a little nervous to do so… fearing it may be too babyish… well… with much convincing … Read more